Question

Fill in the blanks with the correct option-
This is all I can offer right now. You can _______ take it ________ leave it.
a) - ; nor
b) Either ; or
c) Either ; nor
d) Neither ; nor

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence carefully. Try to make out the subject, predicate, and object of the sentence.

Complete answer:
 In the given question, we have to find out the correct option to fill in the two given blanks. Both the blanks have to be filled with related words, words which are generally used together. They are known as correlative conjunctions. Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join together words or phrases that have equal importance within a sentence, like “either/or”, “such/that”, and “not only/but also”.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct option :
Option ‘a’ is - ; nor. First of all, ‘nor’ can be used without ‘neither’, unless it is an exceptional sentence. And this given sentence is not exceptional. So, it is an incorrect option.
Option ‘b’ is either; or. It is the correct option as the conjunctions are correctly placed, and both of them are used together. It means – an unavoidable choice between alternatives. This option is the most appropriate option for the given sentence.
Option ‘c’ is Either; nor. These conjunctions cannot be used together as they both have contrasting meanings. It is an incorrect option.
Option ‘d’ is Neither; nor. It would be an inappropriate choice of conjunction for the given sentence. You use neither … nor when you are talking about two or more things that are not true or that do not happen. Hence, option ‘b’ is the correct option.

Note:
 These conjunctions connect two balanced clauses, phrases, or words. The two elements that correlative conjunctions connect are usually similar in length and grammatical structure.